LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Elaine L. When something bad happens to someone you love very much, it becomes personal. When my 77-year-old mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, lung cancer became personal for me.
Debbie A. During the COVID surge, the hospital where Debbie worked had finally received their low dose CT scan which was delayed for several months.
April D. I have been a lung cancer advocate for three years after losing my sister Kimberley, a non-smoker, to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in July 2020.
Andrea S. My mother died of lung cancer at the young age of 44. I was only 10 years old when it happened and I recently turned 44 this last month.
Sydney S. My interest in the LUNG FORCE and lung health found me when my grandfather died from lung cancer when I was 10.
Bonnie C. I was a smoker for over four decades. My family doctor found out and got the ball rolling.
Amanda H. I remember the day very well when we heard "We think it may be lung cancer." There was no way this could happen to my 53-year-old daddy. I felt hopeless, defeated, scared.
Nora P. My primary doctor and I decided I needed to get a scan since I started smoking at the age of nine! So at the age of 54, in 2016, I got a low dose CT Scan.
Gail B. I had a slightly heavy feeling in my chest and I wasn’t sure what it was. I thought perhaps it was a panic attack, even though I was not anxious about anything. I did not have a constant heaving feeling, I would only feel it occasionally.
Joy S.
Hannah R. Hello, my name is Hannah and on August 16th 2021, I lost my mother, Diane Michele Reister, to lung cancer.
Chloe V. Today is the first day of November. So I decided that today I am going to talk about why November is and should be so important to everyone.
Dian O. Hi! My name is Dian and I am a lung cancer survivor thanks to a low-dose CT scan.
David B. After hearing my wife, Carol’s horrible cough for months on end, and watching her exhausted after bouts of coughing, I was sure if I never heard another cough again it would be fine.
Chelsea C. Today is my lungaversary! A year ago today I underwent surgery to remove a tumor in the upper lobe of my right lung.

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